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Mare]! 28, 1933. E. I. PETERSEN LABEL Original Filed Nov. 2. 1931 1 1191 A.B.RUG.CO SIZE GRADE m m RE Baa As ATTORNEY Reissued Mar. 28, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARPET 00., INC., 01 THOMPSONVILLE, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION SACH'USETTS OF MAS- LABEL Original No. 1,850,988, dated March 22, 1932, Serial No. 572,490, filed November 2, 1831. Application for reissue filed November 3,

This invention relates to labels for rugs and carpets, and more particularly to a double label adapted to mark both the front and back of a rug or carpet.

It has been proposed heretofore to print or otherwise mark the back of a rug or carpet so as to display thereupon the name given the fabric, the name of the manufacturer and other deslred information, but in order to read this information it is necessary to turn the rug or carpet over or fold it back.

It is desirable at times to display similar information at the face of the rug or carpet without permanently marking the face thereof. For example, when rugs are on sale and piled one on top of the other, or otherwise displayed, it may be desirable to provide means for markin them so that the makers name and other information can be easily read at the upper face or edge of the rug, thus making it unnecessary to examine the back of the rug for this information. 7

Such marking means at the face of a rug would, however, be undesirable or unsightly after the rug has been sold and placed in use. It is, therefore, important that the marking means at the face 'of the rug be readily removable after the rug is sold, but it should be so constructed and secured in place that it is not likely to be accidentally torn off or injured prior to the sale of the The present invention, therefore, relates to a special form of label adapted to permanently mark the back of a fabric and to temporarily mark the face thereof and comprises a double label consisting of two parts, one of which is adapted to be permanently secured to the back of a rug'or carpet, while the other is removably secured at the front thereof, and a foldable connection is provided between the two labels to help retain the front label in place.

The arrangement is such that the front label is positioned adjacent an edge of the ru where it can be conveniently read by lot ring at the same either at the edge or upper face of the rug or carpet, and may be easily examined even when the rug to which it is secured is in a stack under other rugs.

1932. Serial No. 640,977.

After a rug having the double label of the present invention secured thereto is sold, the front label may be readily removed by severlng ts connection with the rear label and pulling or cutting it loose from the means that attaches it to the front face of the rug. The various features of the present invent1on will be more fully understood from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating one good, practical form, thereof.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a face view of the double label of the present invention;

Flg. 2 is a perspective View ,of the end portion of a rug looking at its upper face, and provided wtih the label of the present invenion;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the portionof the rug of ig. 1, but shows the ru turned up to disclose the label upon the bee thereof; and

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but shows the label for the front of the rug removed.

The double label of the present invention may be used upon rugs, carpets, and other fabrics Where it is desired to provide a permanent label at one face and a removable label at the opposite face, and may be secured at either an end or selvage edge of the rug or other fabric to be marked.

In the embodiment of the invention illus; trated the double label comprises an elongated strip of material and is provided at one end with the front label 1 and at the other end with the back label 2, and the intermediate portion 3 of the elongated stri is adapted to be folded about the edge 0 a rug or other fabric.

The elongated strip used in forming the label may be constructed of various materials but since the rear label 2 is intended to remain permanently secured in place, it should be constructed of durable material and both labels should present a pleasing appearance. The elongated strip may therefore be formed of woven silk or other textile material of any desired color, and the name of the manufacthe present turer of the rug, its size, and trade-mark or other information may be printed or otherwise provided near the oppos te ends of the elon ated strip, as best shown in Fig. 1.

T e manner in which the double label of invention may be attached to a rug, carpet or other fabric is illustrated 1n connection with the end ortion of a rug having the usual backing abric 4, pile upper face 5 and end fringe 6, and 1n the rug construction shown the ile 5 is omitted from the ground fabric ad acent the fringe, as 1ndicated by 7.

The double label comprising the parts 1 2 and 3 is conveniently secured to the rug by sewing the end of t e upper label 1 to the ortion of the upper face of the fabr c 7 rom which the pile is omitted. ThlS 1s a simple sewin machine operation, and the end of the la el is preferably turned under as at 8, and is secured to the backing fabric by the row of stitches 9. The intermediate ortion 3 of the strip may then be looped oosely about the fringe 6, as shown, so as not to injure the fringe and secured to the back of the fabric 4 by the row of stitches 19. The remaining end portion 2 of the fabric strip ma be sewed to the back of the rug as at 11. this manner the rear label 2 1s firmly bound in a flat condition to the back of the mg to permanently mark the same.

The front label 1, it should be noted, is held in lace partly by the stitches 9 and partly by e 100 ed intermediate section 3 the arran ment ing such that the upper label 1 can easily read from either the edge or upperface of the rug, and is held an extended condition and from being accidentally folded over against the face of the pile 5 by the connection 3.

When a rug or carpet rovided w1th the present double label is sol the upper label 1 and intermediate portion 3 are readily removed by severing the label form1ng str1p along a line 12 adjacent to the row of stitches 10 and by cutting or breaking the row of stitches 9 at the face of the rug.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the present label com rises a rtion permanently secured to t e back 0 the fabric, a portion 1 removably secured to the face of the fabric, and an intermediate or looped portion 3 which is of suflicient size to clear the fringes 6 so as not to fold or crumple them. It will also be understood that as a result of the present construction any desired information may be displayed in a pleasing manner at both the back and front of a rug, carpet or other fabric and that this is accomplished without in any way permanently marking or injuring the face of the ru or other fabric.

What is claimed is 1. In combination with a floor covering, a double label formed of a relatively narrow strip of material and comprising two rela- 'floor covering and com risin two end tively movable end portions connected by a foldable intermediate portion, one end portion forming a back label permanently secured to the back of the floor covering, the other end portion forming a front label secured to and displa ed at the upper edge of the floor covering w ile connected to the back label by said intermediate ortion, said strip being looped around the a jacent edge of the floor covering and said intermediate portion being normally spaced from said edge.

2. In combination with a floor covering, a double label formed of textile material which is substantially narrow with respect to the ortions connected by a oldab e interme iate ortion, one end portion formin a back la- 1 permanently secured to the iack of the fiwr covering, the other end portion forming a front label secured to and displayed at the upper face of the floor covering, and retained in an extended position upon the floor cover ing through its connection to the back label by said intermediate portion which is folded around and extends a substantial distance beyond the edge of the floor covering and is adapted to be severed when the front label is removed.

3. In combination with a floor covering, a double label formed of a relativel narrow strip of textile fabric and comprisin two end portions connected by a foldable intermediate portion looped about the edge of the floor covering at a substantial distance therefrom, one end portion forming a back label firmly secured to and permanently displayed at the back of the floor covering, the other end portion forming a front label provided with information to be displayed at the face of the floor covering, said front label being retained in place b having one edge thereof secured against t e upper face of the floor covering and by its attachment to the back label through said intermediate portion that is folded around the edge of the floor covering at a substantial distance therefrom.

4. In combination with a floor coverin a double label formed of a strip of woven abric having one end portion printed or marked to form a back label permanently sewed to the back of the floor covering and havin its other end ortion rinted or marked to Form a. front la el disp ayed at the front edge of the floor covering, and a line of stitches securing the front label at the front of the floor covering, the remaining portion of the front label being connected to the back label by an intermediate portion of the fabric strip that is looped about the edge of the floor covering at such a substantial distance from the edge of the floor covering that the label as a whole may flex relative to the edge of the floor covering.

5. In combination with a textile floor covering having a pile face, and a flexible edge fringe extendin beyond the pile face, a flexible loo ed labefformed of flexible sheet material w 'ch is relatively narrow with respect to the floor coverin and comprises two end portions connected y an intermediate portion looped about and a substantial distance from and beyond the flexible ed e fringe of the floor covering, and means or securing the two end portions of the label to the floor covering so as to enclose a portion of the flexible edge fringe.

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed my signature to this specification.

ELLIOTT I. PETERSEN. 

